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OCTOBKK .'il, 1908. 



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Vol. VII. SATURDAY, Ot'ToUKI! .U, 1908. No. 170. 



~NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



Contents of Present Issue. 



The relationship th;it bluiuld exist between 

 planters and officers of -Agricultural Departments is 

 discussed in the editorial, which has been contributed 

 bv Dr. Francis Watts, C.M.Ci. 



An account of the chief results olttained in the 

 sugar-cane variety e.xpeiiments at Antigua <luiing 

 1907-.S will bo found on pjj. 3:^8-9. 



A mango of Indian origin, known as the ' Sander- 

 sha " variety, and lately introduced into Florida is 

 regarded as being of exceptional jironiisc (page 340). 



A collection of I)onunica produci; is to be forward- 

 ed to the Colonial Fruit and Vegetable Sliow that will 

 be held in London at the end of November. Citrate 

 of lime shipments from Dominica for 1907-8 show 

 •a large increase over those of lf)00-7 (page 341). 



ruder Cotton Notes (page 342) will be fnund 

 reports on market prices, together with some details 

 on the prospect of cotton growing at Tobago. Notes 

 on the results of experimental rubber cultivation at 

 Dominica apj)oar on the following page. 



On the Insect Notes page (34(j) is given the 

 concluding portion of Mr. Ballon 's article on ' The 

 Diptera,' and also an article dealing with the various 

 kinds of Hcas. 



In this number of the Agr'utdl and Nnrx 

 a ' Students' Corner ' has been instituted with the object 

 of giving assistance to voung men entering on the 

 Reading Courses in Agriculture which have lately been 

 established in the West Indies (see page 347 for 

 details). 



Chief Agricultural Products of Bermuda. 



In 1907, the quantity of potatus exported from 

 Bermuda was 32,81)0 barrels and 37 crates, having 

 a value of £28.864. In the previous year the value of 

 the potato exports was but £1.5,281. 'J'he onion crop 

 of 1907 was also a good one, although the total return 

 was not so large as in 1905. The shipments of onions 

 were of the value of £63,189, as compared with £44,776 

 in 1906. The lily bidb crop is described as a small one, 

 although the exports of this article show a continuous 

 increase during the past three years. The value of the 

 shipments in 1907 was £9,612 as against £8,860 

 in 1906. Practically the whole of the above exports 

 went to the LTnitt^d States. 



Liverpool Colonial Products Exhibition. 



The Permanent Exhibition Committee of Antigua 

 are forwarding by the mail leaving there on October 

 17, a collection of products for the Liverpool Colonial 

 Products Exhibition which will be held from November 

 22 to 2(). The exhibit consists of some ninety separate 

 articles representing the industries and resources of the 

 island, together , with curious and ornamental and 

 decorative material. A leaHet descriptive of the island, 

 its character, and resources has been prepared for 

 distribution at the Exhibition. Some difficulty has been 

 experienced in getting together a suitable collection of 

 products, as at the present time the sugar crop ha.s 

 been long since concluded, and cotton picking has not 

 commenced : consequently it was found necessary to 

 start collecting samples for the Exhibition so Ion" ai^o 

 as the middle of July last. 



The exhibit has been consigned to the i-are of 

 Mr. A. E. Aspinall, Secretary of the West India Com- 

 mittee, who will arrange for its display at Liverpool. 



Anthrax at St. Vincent. 



It IS satisfactory to note from the tables given in 

 the Aviiaal h'/'purf (1907-8) of the (iovernment 

 Veterinary Surgeon of St. Vincent that the effi^rts 

 made by the Imperial Department of Agriculture to 

 stamp out anthrax from among the live stock of the 

 island are having. good efi'ect. While the number of 

 deaths among stock from anthrax during the first three 

 months of 1907, before organized vaccination and 

 proper dispi)sal of carcasses were started, was 217, it 

 tell to 87 during the corresponding three months of 

 1908 after a system of vaccination and disposal of 

 carcasses (by taking them some distance out to sea, 

 and sinking them) was started. 



The total member of deaths among stock of all 

 kinds during the year ending March 31 last was 470. 

 'J'his included 189' cattle, 1 18 pigs, 101 goats, 30 sheep, 

 26 asses, and 6 horses. The report points out that 

 anthrax is far more prevalent among stock belonging 

 to small proprietors than on estates, and this is attri- 

 buted to the practice among the labouring classes of 

 cooking and eating meat from animals which have died 

 of the <lise;ise. 'I'he total number of animals vaccinated 

 during the year was 5,554. 



